The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.

Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a
town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed
to a man named Joseph, of the house of
David, and the virgin´s name was Mary. And coming to
her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is
with you." But she was greatly troubled at what
was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might
be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not
be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with
God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear
a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He
will be great and will be called Son of the
Most High, and the Lord God will give him
the throne of David his father, and he will rule
over the house of Jacob forever, and of his
kingdom there will be no end." But Mary said
to the angel, "How can this be, since I have
no relations with a man?" And the angel said
to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will
overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will
be called holy, the Son of God. And behold,
Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her
old age, and this is the sixth month for
her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible
for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid
of the Lord. May it be done to me
according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

Introductory Prayer: Heavenly Father, you have given Mary to
us as our Blessed Mother. Thank you. I know
that she constantly intercedes on our behalf and that you
listen to her prayer. I am confident in your
mercy and love. You are guiding me home to spend
eternity with you. I place all my trust in
you. I offer you my weak, but grateful love
in return.

Petition: Lord, grant me the
grace to embrace you in faith, hope, and love.

1.
Sent from God: Too often we attribute too much
of our achievements to our own doing. Our education,
wealth, or technological ability can lead us to have a
false sense of security in our ability to shape
our world. Today’s Gospel reminds us that God’s plan
for the salvation of the human race is his own
initiative. He sends his Son into the world at
a precise time and in a precise place. He prepares
Mary beforehand with everything she will need to fulfill
her mission as Mother of the Redeemer – a
mission that she accepts in freedom and through faith. I
do well to realize more and more that God
is also the true protagonist of my own life.

2. Do Not Be Afraid: One of the constant refrains
of the Gospel is Jesus’ admonition: “Do not be
afraid.” When the Lord draws near, our natural tendency
is to be afraid. We can be afraid of his
presence. We can be afraid of what he might
ask of us. We can be afraid of our own
limitations in the face of the call to true
conversion and holiness of life. We can be afraid of
the apparent obstacles along the path of Christian discipleship.
Like Mary, we need to overcome our fear by
embracing God’s will with faith and love. As our
confidence in God increases, our fear decreases. As our love
increases, our fear disappears. Of what am I afraid
in my relationship with the Lord? Am I surrendering
my fear by giving myself in faith?

3. May It Be
Done to Me: What a truly incredible thing it
is to make the salvation of the human race
dependent upon the free response of Mary! Mary’s “yes”
to God shows us the power and transcendence of personal
choice. It also sheds light on the importance of
our own personal “yes” to God with regard to
his plan for our lives. Mary’s loving, faith-filled consent to
a plan she did not fully understand becomes the
model of our own daily consent to the divine
will as it manifests itself in our daily lives.

Conversation with Christ: Lord, I have remembered through this
meditation that you are the one guiding my life
and all of history. I need to be mindful
that you always intend good for me, even if it
is painful and purifying. So I should never be
afraid of your hand in my life. I believe and
trust in you my Lord, but increase my faith,
hope and love.

Resolution: I will embrace
God’s will today as Mary did -- with faith and
love.

The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.